The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-20
BULLS AND BEARS SCOURGED
Pulpit Lessons Drawn from the Panics
i'm the Wheat fnd Coffee Markets.
Gambling on Margins Denounced as Thievery
of the Worst Description-Seryices at the
Tabernacle, Friends and Other Churches.

Rev NJ L. Haines, of the First Presbyterian
Church, preached last evening at the Second
Presbyterian Church to the united congrega-
tons Of the two churches, his subject being
1.-THE Mania for Gambling He took his
text, 1.-The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole
disposing thereof is of the Lord"
He said that the gambler does not resort to
the lot as the apostles did, that May find out
Gods will in doubtful matter; but, fred with
the lust or gain he seeks to SO use the element
of uncertainty that he may get for nothing prop
erty belonging to another. The employment OF
otherwise innocent games and sports for the
winning of unearned money is making of them
the same use that the burglar does of his skele-
ton keys and his jimmy. by which he forces an
entrance into your store and rifles its contents
The gambling mania, having such roots as av-
arice, indolence and envy, has grown up In
many lands as poisonous uPas tree, and
has cast its baleful influence ovt,r multitudes
One form of gambling is that Of pools and book
making. This fastens itself upon athletic con-
tests of all kinds and sports on and land. 1t
is a shame that these vlpers should be allowed to
hang on and poison pastimes otherwise health
full The infamous Louisiana corporation for
robbng the poor and the weak-minded was
ganized, Immediately after the war, by corrupt
ing the Legislature and gift Of $780, 900 year
TO the city hospital. Public opinion should
make the name of such man General Beau
regard, who stands before the public in
dorser of the inquity, hissiilg and by word
Perhaps the two financial yclones which the
country has experienced within fortnight. first
in the coffee trade, and then in the wheat mar
ket will serve to clear the atmosphere and arouse
public attention more fully to the nature and
enormity of the evil A combination of Chicago
corner in wheat They force the price mp and
I'D despite the fact that there is IN the country
surplus of some forty millions of bushels above
what we shall use before the new crop comes in.
There was much wheat in Chicago that nearly
5000 cars were standing on the side tracks. while
the eight elevators were full TO OVERLOOKING, and
room for storage. Yet the gamblers hoped
the deal to control the market long enough to
accomplish their rascally designs. But other
rascals were manipulating against them. The
bottom fell out of the market, and some twenty
firms went under with liabilities up in the mill
Is this to be repeated every few monthsl
What the remediesl Laws do
public opinion. Is there any punishment too
heavy for who deliberately combine
camper with the relations of supply and de-
mand, and rob the poor of the land by increas-
Ing the cost OF the necessaries OF lifef Nearly
three thousand years ago King Solomon said the
curse of the people should be upon the man who
made a corner in the wheat market: He that
withholdeth corn the people shall curse him;
but blessing shall be upon the head of him that
Belleth it1-Prov. XXI, 26 Who can in such
deny that the voice of the people is an echo
of the voice of Godl